The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-09-09
Raiu and Floods.

; TT Worth, Dallas and Cleburnt
as It seldom rains anywhere. Rail
road bridges have been swept a.
way, houses wadhed down, and IL
several instances lives have been
lost The following telegram from
Cleburne viii give some idea OF
the extent of the damage in that
immediate section:
The saddest sight ever witness
ed in this city was the burial of the
Smith family, victims of the late
Hood, to-day The mother and
four children were followed to the
grave by e large crowd, all being
strangers, and very few ladies.
The bodies were all inferred in one
grave. The names of the children
were Carrie. aged 8 years; Willie,
Mary and one other little girl,
name unknown. Since the funeral
another body has been brought to
town, the corpse of Johnnie, a lit
tie girl of about 3 years. The
corpse Of the father and another
child are still missing, and al
though parties have been seeking
all day yigilantly no trace of the
bodies can be found.
The report that there were two
persons visiting Smiths family is
now contradicted, and it is now
thought they left on a late train
that night The house was car
ried about a mile down the stream
before il went TO pieces. When it
did go the cries were horrible.
Mr.. c. Z. Dill, who was doing va
liant work saving the family of
Mrs. Sanders, heard them but
could not 60 70 their aid.
Smith is German, and has no
relatives in this country. He is
from Querfurth a province in Prus-
STA He was industrious and was
barber, also practicing photog-
raphy.
The family of Mrs. Sanders saved
by Mr.. c. r. Dill, consisted of
Mrs. Sanders, her daughter and
two small children.
The family of Mr.. Easden, which
vas saved BY Mr. J. Lyons, as
sisted by Messrs. Hison Hall and
J. D. Cowley, consisted OF Mr..
Easden, wife and baby, and a boy.
The family of Mr.. Hensley, on
East Buffalo, was in great danger
and the water surrounding the
covered a space of at least twenty
squares. The house was situated
IN an eddy, and was thus saved
from drifting away. The family
was large and among them was a
sick man They retreated to the
loft of the house and the waves
followed them, until it appeared |
they we're 10 be drowned like rats
in a hole. They were saved by
tie valiant efforts of Mr.. W. A.
Steward and others, who swan to
their assistance.
Mr. Hensley was at the depot
when the danger was discovered,
and started TO swim to their as
sistance, but was swept by the
mighty torrent like a feather down
stream, catching against the rail
road embankment.
The families of Messrs. B. L.
Smith, p. \. Hudspeth. I. J. Haz-
J. II. Yosburg, a. Day
and many others living on West
Buffalo, were saved by their own
rts,aided in cases by each 9TH
er and by neighbors. The entire
Of all the parties men,
toned was covered with water, in
all cases coming in at the windows
Of their residences. The damage
10 all is great
Mr. Hazelwood viii loose $500
or $1,000; the others will lose less
but in nearly all cases it will
amount 30 500 or $500.
The loss on the two houses
swept away and formerly occupied
by the Saunders family and the
Smith family will be about g,
300.
The crops along east Buffalo
are a total loss, They consist of
about ten small farms. The fenc-
ing is entirely swept away, and in
many cases not even trace can be
found
The railroad track for about. 500
yards on each side of East Buffalo
was swept down fifty yards and
torn apart, the ties and iron being
handled as if they were of little
consequence to the mighty cur
rant The two bridges were swept ]
away, and not even a trace can be
found Of them except the piles,
which are also wrenchedup up.
The current 500 yards from the {
main street was strong enough to
-,raa, Io,-n feneas and carried